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Environment Protection Act 2019
283JOffence if false or misleading information in report or missing
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283J Offence if false or misleading information in report or missing
information
(1) A qualified person commits an offence if:
(a) the qualified person intentionally signs a declaration under
section 283G(b) in relation to specified information or a
specified report prepared by the qualified person; and
(b) the information or report contains false or misleading
information or does not contain all relevant information and
the qualified person is reckless in relation to that
circumstance.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units or imprisonment for
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the qualified person when giving
the information or report:
(a) draws the false or misleading aspect of the information or
report to the Minister's attention; and
(b) to the extent to which the qualified person can reasonably do
so – gives the Minister or CEO the information necessary to
remedy the false or misleading aspect of the information or
report.